Uganda says could eject Oxfam over land grab claims
(reuters) Uganda has threatened to kick out Oxfam after the British charity accused the government of complicity in violent land grabs for commercial gains, according to the interior ministry.
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement … what was that again?
Recently, the most common question ForestTalk is asked is, “Whatever happened to that Boreal Forest Agreement?”, and “Have you heard anything about that Boreal Forest Agreement lately?”
Impacts of cardamom cultivation on montane forest ecosystems in Sri Lanka
The cultivation of cash crops in the understorey of tropical forests is an ancient practice, but the effects of cultivation on forest ecosystem processes are poorly understood.
Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
Logging companies play a key role in developing forest regions in Central Africa, a CIFOR report studying the impact of commercial forest management says.
As a region, the Chitta-gong Hill Tracts constitutes almost one-tenth of the territory of the country. Both demographic and environmental conditions of the area are different from other regions because of its geographic and cultural peculiarities.
